Bug#503173: set correct PAX flags with paxctl as package default on i386 and amd64

Wed Feb 16 10:19:46 UTC 2011

On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 03:12:43AM +0000, Pierre Ynard wrote:
> Now with version 1.99, I also have to run an additional:
> 
> paxctl -cpsm /usr/bin/grub-script-check
> 
> What does grub do that needs to by-pass PaX restrictions? Is it specific
> to x86?

GRUB uses nested functions and so requires an executable stack.  Sorry.

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Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson at debian.org]